Danley, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Prairie du Rocher precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62277. The Survey maps it on the Prairie du Rocher quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1915 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Prairie Du Rocher quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Prairie Du Rocher quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Danley between 2007 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HENERFAULT |
| 7 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HOLDENEE |
| 25 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ESCHMANN |
| 11 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 20 February 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRIAN/KAREN WICKLEIN |
| 19 February 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ALBERTSON |
| 16 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 111920 |
| 12 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 110620 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Danley: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Du Rocher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Solvay Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stotz Quarry Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danley in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 3 flood, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Flood | Danley | $10,000 | The Mississippi River at Chester, IL crested at 39.46 feet on 7/01/2008. This is the tenth highest crest ever recorded. Damage was restricted to agricultural areas along the river. A few roads along the river had to be closed. Agricultural losses were estimated at $6.3 million. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Danley | $1,000 | The Mississippi River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 5th. The river fell below flood stage on the 26. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Danley | - | Between four and seven inches of rain fell over 3 days causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Danley | - | Between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell over several days causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Illinois Route 3 south of Chester to the Jackson County line. Several water rescues had to be performed after people drove their cars through flooded roadways. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Danley | - | The Mississippi River crested at Chester, IL on July 1 at 39.46 feet. It fell below flood stage on July 17. For additional information about the flooding consult the June report. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie du Rocher | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Modoc | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Marigold | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Kellogg | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Ruma | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Roots | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Evansville | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Red Bud | 10.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422604. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









